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10 .THE ..OREGON ; DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. . MONDAY EVENING, tfUNE . 3, 4907, - LIFE OR DEATH ' FOR HILL MEN . Washingtoniana Bitter Be cause Harriman Bars the Portland Gateway. '. (Special PWpates to Tba Jnnrn.l t Tacoma, Wash. June J.Promlnent lumber manufacturer of western Washington, with General James M. Ashton of Tacoma and Auatln E. arir-seek secluded spot in the country by. FIRST JUNE SABBATH IDEAL ONE AND ALL PORTLAND ENJOYED IT Yesterday waa s perfect day? In tho words of Gelett Burgess, that la a bromldlc statement. But tba absolute truth makes Jt sulphitlc, Never waa known a better day, Bright sunlight and well-defined shadow; a day neither too warm nor too chilly; a breese Just high enough to keep the temperature incessantly cooled and not vigorous enough to play prank with one's hair and hat; flowers blooming everywhere; wnm more could be desired T Thousands of people left the city to Btha of Seattle, attorney, left for : Washington, D. C, last night to repre- sent the Pacific Coast Lumber Menu facturera association before the Inter state commerce commission in the hear-4 Ing of the demands of the lumbermen for the opening of the Portland gate . way. General Ashton, who will be one ' ' of the chief spokesmen for the lum - bermen. anticipate a hard fight. r The Information that the Harrlman v interests would Join the Mill lines In fighting the demands of the lumbermen for the opening of the gsteway ha come as a distinct surprise to the manu facturers just on the eve of the battle. "llartiman has gone completely back on his statements to interstate Com merce Commissioner Lane," said Gen '' eral Aahton before leaving. "He aaid , be was willing to make the traftto ar . rangement desired by the lumbermen but that the Northern Pacific had re' fused to enter Into ft. Considering that most of the small town of west em Washington owe their existence to the lumber Industry, also the cities to , a large extent. It is apparent What benefit would be derived from a Joint rate over the Northern, the Union and ) the Southern Pacific roads. At present the large - lumber business with the south being carried on in a cumbrous ' manner, via Montana, and with an In - adequate car supply. As It la now the ' lumbermen have to pay the local rate to Portland and also for transferring to the Harrlman lines there, which Is $10 ' a car. , This la too big a handicap. The : question has simply resolved Itself .into ' an open gateway at Portland or else a large number of mill will go into bankruptcy, . CAMAS VICTORIOUS OVER PORTLAND TEAM Winner . Are Open" for a .Baseball Game to Bo Played on the v Fourth of Jul. v (Special Diapitcb to Tba Jon ma L) ' Camas, -Wash.. June' 3. The Camas baseball nine defeated ' the Northweat ' Gun club nine of Portland by the acore or I to 0. The play was very last and a large crowd witnessed the game. The Camas team Is open for a gamo flwith any team In Oregon or. washing ton for July 4. tno riverside or in the woods. But those who remained in town found no reason to complain. All day long the cars bore crowded with people admiring the clear up the Heights. . Council . Crest was crowds wlth-poople admiring the clear view of the mountains and valley round about The Oaks accommodated hurt- COAl ROADS TO TAKE IUCIIIE Sreds of people, who wandered about Jn flftVPrn ITlAlif. Will PmhA Al the shade and listened to the music. h , , . .TL 1 . 1 . legea Trust ana Probably The river waa covered with rowboats, canoes and sailboats. Even the swim ming enthusiasts , were out to begin their season. -The roads were black with vehicles, and probably nine-tenths of the population of Portland wa out -of the house enjoying the beauties of the day in on wtiy or another. Begin t Prosecution. (Jour an, Special Smk.) Washington. Jun 3. It was an " jvm, mu (iikii n ici at s ttltvi v m VNJ I f k n vat mai Ian si r Vi at i r Wi vn - a antL nttendanc at their churches, too. ' Many carrylng roaai wer, pUtcea Jn tn naBdl4 who have not been out for month, were of Asl.tant Attorney-General Purdy In attendance yesterday. But evon where wlth in.,ru(.,nn . ..;nW. Ph action church did not draw them, crowd wor shiped the Maker through nature, and this, the poets say, Is true worship. ALL CELLULAR CRYPTOGAM MUST BE REMOVED AT ONCE IS EDICT as he deems advisable. It Is explained that the bituminous roads are not involved. It is also under stood that tho recommendations strongly favor prosecution under the anti-trust laws. The department of justice be lieves conspiracy In restraint of trade exists In handling anthracite. SEEK HEY FOII DEATH :0F CHILD Second ' Legal Battle Over Death of Cliiiiese Child Is C ' on in Federal Court. , (,unce more a great. legal battle Is to ,be fought over the death of Uttle Wong You Nom, the 2-year-old eon of Wong Kim. who was killed by -a streetcar on Second street . in March, ISO. This time the case Is on trial In the United States circuit court between Wong Kim and .- the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, In which Wong seek to recover $5,000. , y ! Last . December the case'' wa' argued I before1 a Jury ln the state circuit court R U 01 OF 1 110 LOCATORS DoubiV Dealing M- Timber Pilots Said to Be MakvJ ; ; ing Trouble.. (Special DUnatrh U The Jmroal. Albany. Or.. June t. Many applicants for timber land of the Oregon & Cali fornia, railway; now held by the South ern Pacific, are finding they have been located on land taken by other parties. Indication are that as high a five and six applicant each , have been placed on certain quartor sections in Linn county. ; This la due to the act of unscrupulous locator. ' . This rush for the land of the Oregon and the jury disagreed. , A new case California I subsiding, as moat of the BlIIISitRSxlcCII SHARP PRFSMFfJT wiiiiiii iJibUiibii Officers br Ministerial Asso- ciauon c iiiieciea ana :. Then Adjourns. Owner of moss covered houses will be compelled to remove all signs 'of the cellular cryptogam at once in order to guard against possible fires when it dries out during the summer. This Is the ultimatum sent out bv Fire Chief Roberts this morning and over 100 notifications to property owners faling within the order have already left hi office. Mr. Roberts states that so far there has been a cheerful compliance with ..the order and he antlcloatea no violations of the ordinance. A resurvey of the mills, factories, , IRRieATIOH ACT fiOT QUESTIONED warehousosnd similar places has been commenced by the fire marshal and tn next two months will be spent in gath ering data, suggesting Improvements in the fire-fighting equipment and pointing out exposed polnta For the present the survey of the business houses from the river front back for the purpose of Installing T?A(nmif Jon Law Will Xot the Sullivan circular floor casings 0 A"U"rH"JI JJttW Will iJUl oeen aroppea to permit or the other JJA AdlUClfrett UnCOllSti survey. This will be taken un inln W-iAUjUUj,ni UUlAUiail Immediately after the factory and ware- nouae survey ba been completed. tutiohal by Court. sen; jury HEARTY FILLED Arraignment of the Alleged Grafters at San Francisco Is Again Postponed. HOKOBED PIONEER V DIES AT SHEDDS i (!peeial Dlapatcb to The Journal.) t 1 Bhedds, Or., June . John Barton, , whose funeral wa held here Thursday at Oakvllle church, wga born in Warren - county, Illinois, la 181S and came to r , uregon in ioi, oeing Bix-moninf on-me j ' trip. In 186 he wss united In marriage f . with Jane Mcllvee, daughter of William f ' and Martha Mcllvee, who had also ccme i to Oregon In 1152 from Illinois. To Mr., and Mrs. Barton four children were bom on -daughter, Martha and ".three sons, James W., Walter and f Charles E. AU ar living. Mr. Barton 1 united with the United Presbyterian i church In hi youth and the life he lived j J wa that of a devout Christian. . l t V i q ! i. ii. v LEBANON MAN MAY (Joaroil RdmIsI BerrlM. I San Francisco, June S. Theodore Dell- wig, a retired banker, was accepted by both sides in the Schmlta trlsl this morning, making nine juror finally ac cepted. " ," , . Arraignment of O.' H. Umbsen. J. E. Green and W. T. Brobeck, charged with bribing the supervisors on the Parkslde railway franchise deal, and Mayor Mayor Schmlts, charged with accepting a bribe from the gas company, were put over until Saturday, In order to al low the mayor's trial on the extortion charge to have a clear field. The hearing og the motion to quash the indiotment against Louis Glass was also postponed until Saturday. IIIDlDlcT DAY COMMITTEES Prominent Portlanders Are Chosen to Arrange for Celebration. STATE SPRINGS II IN WITNESSES Richardson Charges That Action of Prosecution Is in Bad Faith. Boise, Idaho. June . After the Jury in the Haywood case was completed the prosecution offered an affidavit contain ing a list of nine new witnesses they wanted entered on the records. Richardson strenuously objected. He charged bad faith and declared the names were sprung upon the eve of the beginning of the taking of evidence with an intent ."to- deceive the defense. He quoted a recent decision of the supreme court to sustain his contention. Judge wood ruled againat the defense. At o'clock the court reassembled and the Indictment waa read. Bailiffs were se lected and adjournment waa taken until t:S0 o'clock Tuesday morning. LANE IS FAVORITE AT THREE TO TWO V DIE OR HORSE'S KICK l ' '. '"perUl Dlnwteb to The Joarn.1.1 I ; Lebanon, Or.. June t. Ernest An- tthony was kicked In the face about - ' noon yesterday by a horse, which broke - ' his upper jaw and cheek ' bono and - knocked out half his upper teeth. An , ; hony with a crowd of other young peo- ' pie had gone out to Peterson's butte ' to spend th day and had just un ' ' hitched their teams ' and were ready to ;- ascend the butte wnen one of the .horses, kicking at another horse, struck I . Anthony. He was brought to Lebanon where surgical attention was given , him. - He ; 1 . In. a critical condition, but the doctor thinks he will recover. Y. 31. C. A. WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN A CYCLONE ; - (Special Olapateb to The JoarniL) 1 Salem. Or., Jyne t. The-" whirlwind i i campaign made by the T. M. C. A. and J cltlsens' committee, headed by Mayor George F. Rodgers, was opened at 9 " .o'clock this morning, and at noon has ;: secured subscriptions, .of more than $1,200. The. original plan was , to raise. - Jl.poo and secure 100 new members. Now s . It seems as if the debt hanging over the 1 1 building, amounting to $4,000, will be wiped out, , . Unable longer to get Devlin money even, Lane bettor are offering odds on their favorite in order in rfrnw nut th Devlin money. Late this afternoon one of Lane's supporters laid $1,600 on Lane to 1 1,000 on Devlin. .Numerous, bets mailer were taken on similar odds. At o'clock Schiller's cigar store had $600 on Lane, even money, any amounta irom izo up, with no takers. At a recent meeting of a special com mittee consisting of General O. Sum celebnation committee, Sol Blumauer DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON uiu ii. n. newnut, me louowmg SUD ordinate coromltees were appointed to arrange the - various features of the coming Independence day celebration Auditing committee H. -11. Newhall, Julius Meyer, I. N. Fleischner, A. 8 Brasfleld, Dan McAllen. Invitation K. M. Brannlck, Paul Wesslnger, Sol Blumauer, Tom Rich ardson, I. N. Fleischner, Colonel Jamea Jackson, A. B. Stelnbach, W. H. Moore. Advertising and printing- J. D. Mann, William Ktlllngsworth, - Louis Rosen blatt, George S. Lewis. Parade Colonel James Jackson, Gen eral W. E. Flnxer, Colonel C. E. Mo- DonelL Music 8. A, Arata, G. A. Hoffman, Dr. Emmet Drake, J. D. Lee. Colonel H. E. Doach. By John E. Lathrop. fWachkiftos Boreas of The Jooraal.) Washington, June 1. Certain news paper have railed a Question aa to the constitutionality off the irrigation recla mation act, and baae their statements on the decision of the . federal supreme court in the case of the state of Kansas againat the state of Colorado of May IS, 1907, in which it Involved the right to use the watera of the Arkansas river. The fesr is expressed that the national Irrigation reclamation act may be ad Judged unconstitutional if ever It comes before the court of last appeal on an Issue such aa was present in the Kansas-Colorado cause. Ex-Senator Turner of Washington is credited with raising' the question. Such fears are groundless; such state ments apparently are Incorrect. The su preme court made no such statement and has not prejudged the status of the reclamation act In any way. Careful inquiry among the govern ment departments which are vitally in terested warrants the following-positive In deciding the Kansas-Colorado case the supreme court used an illustration lo how that the congress Is restrained In Its powers by the federal constitu tion, and. In discussing the possibility of the exercise of congressional legis lative power beyond constitutional lim itations in reference to the arid lands of the nation,' said : "Nor do we understand that hitherto the congress ba acted In disregard of this limitation." This would seem clearly to Indicate that the' supreme court did not intend to call In question the validity of the reclamation act, and that the Irriga tion law; was 'not In anyj manner- in volved In kbe case' before." the court Is quite plainly apparent " - was then started In the ' federal court and waa placed before a Jury this morn ing. Attorney a Chinese witnesses and in terpreters and a' large crowd .of spec tators enlivened the courtroom scene when the case was, called by Judge Charles US. Wolverton. . Pretty little Chinese women In oriental dress- sat within the. railing open-eyed 'and ex pectant as 'the Jurors were being ex amined -a to fitness. tVong'Kim, t1.o father, sat without, stolid and appar ently Indifferent to the struggle being waged in hla behalf, yet withal noting every move made by both sldea It 1 expected the trial will last four days. WOULD-BE SUICIDE LANDS IN CITY JAIL Calls the Attempt to Cut His Throat Only Joke and Goes Out to Vote. . i available land has been taken and noth Ing but Inferior lands remain. Regard less of the provision in the grant that this land Is to be sold to none except actual settlers, applicant from all the various walks of life have Jumped into the mstter and filed their application for purchase. Lawyers. merchants. clerks, and In fact parties representing V 'M I The- Portland Ministerial association met this morning vand adjourned. Ms meeting till next September when the ministers shall have returned from their 'summer vacations,' Rev. E.' M. Sharp was . elected president for the next season,' Rev. W. H.'' Heppe vice-' president and Rev. E. S.'Muckley sec retary and treasurer. Dr.u. Whitcomb Brougher mad a speech ol thanks for the courtesies extended him Hh rough bis term of presidency Just closed and re signed the chair to Mr. Sharp, A resolution ' Involving' some feeling waa Introduced and passed this morn- ins witn uiviuoa von. following a. few remarks by John ' W." Foster, the fraternal delegate' from the Federated Trades union, thsnklng the ministers for their support pf the labor candidate in the primaries, and signifying . the support of the labor -people to be en-. While suffering from alcoholle melan cholia last night Fred Weber decided that death would be preferable to the trials and tribulations of earthly exist ence, and started to carve himself Into ribbons. He not only was prevented fom accomplishing his plan of self destruction, but was incidentally 'landed in the city prison on a charge of drunkenness. The affair occurred at 11:46 p. m. in a saloon at 56 North Sixth street. Weber while drunk drew a large pocket knife and attempted to cut hla -throat. The saloon . keeper and two patrons of the place disarmed the fellow, but not before vveber had inflicted a gash on the right side of hla fsce. The police were notified and the despondent and bibulous man was locked up In the city prison, t Greatly refreshed by a night's rest Weber came to the .conclusion this morning that life was worth living after all. Chief Grltsmacher ordered his re lease. Declaring that the entire affair was a Joke Weber smilingly left the station to vote. practically every vocation have certified T.L.th i-n. MrTh7r tZrnS that they are actual settlers and ar de- "JfJiJ,!! slrous of burchaalna- . . a reolutlon that minister signing their purcnssing. , . names to the support of political eandt ITothing bat Aotual Settlement. " The . only possible manner by which tbese lands can be acquired. If at all. Is through becoming an actual settlor. This 1 a practical Impossibility for the majority of those taking the land's, aa they are in bualness and have families and will not be apt to leave comfortable homes and take up a residence In thei-resolution waa passed after, it was made IS ARRESTED AGAIN Trie to Force Entrance to Wife's Home While Drunk and Curses Her. Dr. Samuel Johnson, who has been the central figure in two police court proceedings for abusing his wife and Is now awaltin- trial in the circuit court for assault and battery on hi spouse, committed several weeks ago in the Brown hotel, ha once more landed in the toils. The young medico was taken Into BUSY WORKERS OF BAY CITY Rail and Countr Broad Building Is Active Substantial Business Imrrovements Noted, CITY ELECTION FREE FROJil DISTURBANCE Chief of Police Makes gpeclal Prep arations to' Suppress Dis orderly Persons. . Llterary--J.! D. LeeiM. G. Griffin, custody at 1:80 o'clock yesterday morn- FINE NEW CHURCH; STARTS DEBT FREE (Special Dlapatca to Toe Journal.) - , Pendleton, Or., June , 8. The new . Methodist Kplscopal church of Pendle ton was officially dedicated last night . by Bishop David H. Moore, after over $14,000 had been subscribed towards the building fund. It is estimated that close to 1.000 people were In attend ance, morning and evening. It is the j handsomest church in the city and is .dedicated debt free. . ? BAY CITY LINEMEN ' ' JOIN GIRLS' STRIKE t v " (Journal Special Serrlce.) r' ; San Francisco, June 8. -Approxl- mately 150 linemen employed by the - - Pacific Telephone company were ordered to strike this afternoon in sympathy with the telephone operators. .?.. ' Tons of Giant for Grades. (Special Dipat to The Journal.) , Tacoma, Wash. June Ten tons of , nynamue is piled on the Commercial i dock, and that portion of the watefront , is being given a wide berth. Nearly 1,000 . tons of dynamite was received In May, all from San Frandisco, and Is en route to railroad grades, with some for trans shipment The ten tons now at the ,. wharf. 1 for Kapowsin, j Idaho1 Poatoffice Safe Blow. . , (special rlpach to The Jnernal.) Moscow, Idaho, June 8. The aafe in the postofAre at Vnlontown was blown . tip last night snd 8200 worth of stamps i and money taken. The robbers escaped. William R. McGarry. William McMur ray, C. W. King. Transportation William McMurray, General W. E. Finser, E. C, Glltner. Amusements and outdoor sports Dr. Emmet Drake, Morris Dunne, Fred T, Merrill. A. C. Lohmlre, Paul 8. Dick, R. C. Hart. L. B. Woodward, Alex H. Smith, Phil Metschan Jr...W. J. Hoff man. ing at Eaat Twenty-eighth and An keny streets by Patrolman Bunee on a charge of drunkenness and dlsorder-d ly conduct. Johnson was taken to do- llce headquarters and subsequently re leased on his own recognisance to ap pear in . the police court 'tomorrow morning. - ' It was reported to Captain Bailey that a burglar was endeavoring to effect an Decoration George L, Baker, Grant entrance to the home of Mrs. Johnson. Phegley, H. A. Calif, Phil Rogaway, 8 East Twenty eighth street and Patrol- Phil Metschan Jr. man Barxee waa detailed to make an in Automobiles Fred T. Merrill, F. J. I veBtlgatlon. Upon arriving at the scene cook, William kv iiipman, William wai- the policeman found the young phy lace, F. Covey, Rudy Becker. slclan greatly under the Influence of The reception committee consists of liquor trying to force an entrance to all the members of the other commit- the house. Johnson was cursing- his tees. . I wife' and acting In a most disorderly Chairman Summers requests that the manner. He was placed under arrest chairman of each subordinate commit toe and carted off to the station. call his committee together, organise Johnson's assault on his wife at the and be ready to Bubmlt a report at 'to- Brown hotel recently created consider- morrow night s meeting of the general able excitement In the east side hos committee. telry and the police court hearlna at- All the committees will hereafter tracted much attention. The testimony meet in tne rooms or tne cnamDer or adduced showed that the doctor, while commerce, which will become the per- drunk, abused his helpmeet in the din- manent headquarters or the celebration ling-room of the hotel and later In the apartments occupied by the couple. tnrew his wife on the bed and handled her very roughly. Judge Cameron after hearing the matter bound Johnson over (Special DUpatcb to Tbe Journal.) . Bay City, Or., June 8. The schooner Antelope Is discharging railroad mater ial at the Bay City wharf. The. pile driving crew, with machinery, is on the ground and active construction of the Portland Railway & Navigation ' com pany' line to Portland will be on within a week and be crowded in both direc tions from this point Nelson & Co. have Just . finished a substantial addition to their general merchandise store, with plate glass front and other modern Improvements that will give them double -the amount of room formerly used.' Their store and salesroom now occupies about 60 by 100 feet of floor space, crowded with goods to meet tbe demand of their Increasing trade, ' .Rhodes' hotel, for IE years a land mark of Bay City, has passed Into new hands and will be remodeled and ad ditions will be added during the coming summer that will more than double Its capacity. It will be known hereafter as the Bay City hotel. Hawk & Gobs' new meat market fills a want long felt In Bay City, as well as in. the surrounding eduhtry." v.: Work on the roads In Tillamook coun ty is now being pushed to the limit. Every available team" is busy hauling gravel from the 'rivers and the bay beaches and a number of new brids-es and trestle are being constructed. . Til lamook county, already noted for its good. roads,' will be better provided for than ever this year. An important fea ture of road work this year la the out ting down of grades. , s.V- SUNSET LOGGING COMPANY CLOSES committee. WOULD WREST ROADS FROM JAMES J. HILL t.20tohe uwer court ",th , at (Journal Special Serrlce.) Seattle, June 3. From - a reliable source It Is learned that ' friends of President Elliott of the Northern Pa cific are preparing, to wrest control of that road and ihe Burlington from, James J. Hill. YACHTSMAN DROWNS WITH HIS BROTHER (Journal Special Service.) Vancouver. B. C. June 8. r)enrr , . J ,1... T,1B 1 , M.I I . V ik in i urn gra iimi mil 11 duuuiui ivnrrla. 21 v,n nrnmi..., -!,. xr-.i,. .- , ... I--- ' " ' 1 - ,..uU,, uiWU. Lr?at jNormern zeeaer into norinern h. n thm tv., vmnnv-. T.i,, , arownea ' wniie yacnting Sunday. Th THIS INFORMATION H Oorge endeavored to rescue him. MAY LEAD TO EXPOSE rFrTinMiMm Drotner in the yach? but he was unable '4a ....,kl- . -. . . , . 1. 1 ... . Denufv m.fil 4,4 - . I - muuui, m Hi Bttiung 109 ""'"'"J vju i. nv virht nnrf Tn iw th l ...a.i ser this morning fUed In the; circuit f of another yachtina- Dartv would h. " ' viio Bm Btl I a aas(i4. m, umwr dealer,- with larceny by nzijement or 7. It li iiatd that Durtn thjBr ending Mar 22, 1906. Patton has been involved in franri nn hh. mi T- i a-i w 1 4 i r luL " M , , ' I Aysri.' aas osv USajlsV WVrtJ oa ini , mese rrauas fzs.zsi.t. During the year ending iv iT . "" unm vj. aim inai May zz. i07, the total is I7S,m.8J. a Vm TUIH1WKUt vrarga, . e ; i sum more than double that of last rear. Aimougn special preparations were made by Chief Grltsmacher to handle any disturbance that might arise at the various polling places, not a single re port of trouble wa received at head quarter up tcr noon and not an arrest was made as the result of the election. At 6: JO a. m. the second night re lief under command of Captain Bailey assembled at the city' hall and secured their quota of ballot boxes for distribu tion. The first night and day reliefs came on duty at ? a. m. and also pro ceeded to deliver ballot boxes. , The second night relief will come on duty at 1 p.' m. and remain at the polls j until closing time. The first night ro ller are to stay at the polls until I p. m. when they will be excused until 4 o'clock and then return to the precinct voting places: The day relief Is to bo on duty, until 8 p. m. and to this watch and the detective has been delegated the task of watching all saloons for vio lations of the ordinance requiring all drinking places to remain closed during voting hours. The ealoonmen, a pear ently, are strictly observing the ordi nance and no arrests have been made. LEBANON'S YEAR ; ' TO CELEBRATE (Special DUpatcb to Tbe Journal.) Lebanon, Or., June 3. At a mas meeting It was decided that Lebanon should celebrate the Fourth of July this ' year. It- has been about four. years since . Lebanon had a celebration. -and all are united for a grand -obapr-. ance tnis year, xne- Dusiness men nave subscribed' about $500 for expenses and prizes. There '.will be horse races and. a ball game July S. - Tho main celebra tion wll be on the Fourth, with fire-; works and a grand ball In th evening. wilderness. , Some are Intending to become actual settlers. Legal opinion seems to' be that this 1 the only possible manner in which to force the railroad to terms and force a sale, and this may be after mucn litigation. In any event it. is a gambling proposition and very uncer tain. If It were sought to gain title under the laws of the state defining ad verse possession, It would be -necessary ror tne railroad to institute proceedings for ejectment Should such not be brought and the settler have the un disputed control of the lands, even If the government failed to make good, the settler, under the laws of the state, would have a valid vclalm on the lands. The conservative element unaffected by the erase, believe litigation wltbout end will ensue and those unable to carry the matter through the higher courts will find It Impossible to es tablish their claim to the lands, grant ing the f courts would sustain their claims If they reached them. The Oregon & California haa of the lands patented to it by the - United dates should not use their official title In tha ministerial association. Two of-. fleers whose name . had been thils signed to a paper upholding Coffey and Biivestone, denied responsibility, and: lurnm oyi u ua iHv.raisisiie u un printer or. of the committee or whoever bad finally arranged the paper. The clear that there wa no personal slight intended. , The president was authorised to call, a speciaj meeting to confer with Dr. Potter of Sen Francisco In the matter of large missionary conferences to be held In California this summer. The authorities desire Portland, Seattle, Denver and other cities to co-operaU, and to hold such conference here with the same speakers. Bishop W. M. Bell, D. D., gave the address of the day. on "Some Condition of a Forward Movement tn American Protestantism." His keyword wss "Got together," and he pronounced the pres ent tendency towsrd interdenominational movement and . the" frowning upon so many sects 1 the greatest progress of ' the day. "Segregation begets scandal and Ig norance." he said. '"The tendency to multiply denomination In the United State has had its day. Any denomina tion may honorably discontinue Its sep arate organisation after It has dons Its work, and the exigencies of the hour call for co-operation. We want business SUtes about 80,000 acres unsold. In I in our religion and not too much book return ror building a railroad from keeping for the business." Bishop Bell East Portland to the California boun dary it was granted vacant land with tn 0 miles of the railroad, taking each alternate section. Of the 80,000 acres unsold only about 25,000 acres, -It Is said, is good timber land, and the re mainder is worth little. in BEFORE II Mnopm IMUOUUi T Defense Asks for Order; for Not Ouilty Verdict in . , ' Land Cases.;! (IpeaU) Dispatch to Tb Jneraal.t Moscow, Idaho, June S. The defend ants In the land fraud cases this morn ing moved the court to exclude from the consideration of the Jury toe testi mony of Joel H. Benton, George A. Rob inson. Bertsell H. Ferris. Mary and Jeanette Harris, H. P. and Robert Wal- m In and Louis Dreckman. for the rea son, as alleged, .that the same, relates to the transactions of Robinett and that no evidence submitted shows connection between him and the defendants; that the evidence of Charles and E. J. Taylor oe withdrawn rrora tb Jury because It is Insufficient to rrove the offense charged; that the court instruct the Jury to return a..Kveraict or not guilty on the first five founts of the Indictment, and that a verdict of acquittal be directed on the sixth eount because no proof of conspiracy has been submitted. . The Jury was excused at 10:30 and counsel arrued this motion until the noon recess. Argument will be con tlnued this afternoon. THIS LETTER WRITTEN NEARLY CENTURY AGO will speak this evening at the United Brethren church. SPECIAL INSPECTOR - NEUHAUSEN RETURNS Confirms elusive Story in Journal Announcing Appointment as Act ing Chief of Field Division. . COUNT 0KUMA TRIES TO SCARE AMERICANS (Special Dlnpitcn to Tba Journal.) Clatskanle, Or., June 8. The Sunset Logging companyhas closed down afKLmake a demonstration of force. ita camps at this place because the price of logs has dropped. They have two large log rafts , ready , io tow. to San Diego, but as tbe price of lumber has dropped in California the raft will be held here ' Indefinitely, The .com pany will not resume operations before July 5, and probably not then.' This will throw over 200 men out of employ' ment, which will relieve the situation here, as men have been scarce all spring, KILLING SEA LIONS 7 K TO AID FISHERMEN , (Special Dlioatch to Tba Inn nut Astoria, Or., June 8. Clark Loughery and Krick .. Nelson returned ; yesterday rrom in toiumDla river Jetty, where they had been shooting sea lions for a month. It is claimed that the killing Of the sea lions is-a benefit to th fishermen, as they eat a great many fish while in the net and othor wis de stroy the nfct In their struggle to get clear from it Loughery and . Nelson killed over 400 during their stay at tb Jetty and If more money can be raised to pay their expenses will go down to the seal rocks ,on Cannon beach and siaugnier ot Jnora, - v t . . f (Joaroil Special Service.)' Toklo. June 3. Count Okuma urges that a" concentrated national effort be made to secure for the Japanese in San Francisco the same treatment that Is accorded Anglo-Saxon and If it can' not be ' secured by ordinary means to This, however, does not reflect national opin ion nere., The Japanese consul at Fuchow says the trouble at Swatow Is quieted.- PILOT BABBE DID : NOT POISON DOGS ' (Special tHntrb to The Journal.) Arlington,. Or., June 8. Captain Frank Babbe, one of the oldest pilots on"the upper Columbia river, ... who waa ar rested on a charge of poisoning dogs here a few weeks ago, has. been ac quitted. He is a man of wide acauaint ance and wishes his friends to under stand he had no hand In the death of the dogs that were killed here In March. Test of an Egg. ' His Honor Judge Addison, who died this week, haaohce to deal with the problem - When doe an egg become taleT" v. - . , i:,. ; i ( The plaintiff suggested that In Slim mer egg became stale "about a week after they came to market," but the Judge declared that the Teal test of an egg' stalenes was the moment It be came unfit for use at a contented elec- Interest which ; has been shown ' In ancient coins in Portland brings up a kindred matter. Stanley Eastman of this city has a letter 99 years old which he prises highly.. It was written by hla great-greatgrandmother to her son. who was tne present Mr. Eastmans greaU granaiatner. The document, although much vel lowed by time. Is plainly legible. - It was written September 19. 1808. at St. Albans, New York, and sent tb White Plains, Upper Canada, now Quebec. The chlrography Is of the olden time, with its quaint flourishes, .and the tone of the letter la. of- personal sorrow at the death' of her husband and loneliness in living so far from Ijer children. RAILWAY EMPLOYE IS NEW MALADY VICTIM m hi , James Boning of Madison, Wisconsin, who haa been employed for a short time at the O. R, & N. shops, I the latest victim or spinal meningitis, and is now taking treatment at St Vin cent's sanitarium, under the direction of Dr, Loula Buck. After suffering for a period of seven days, ha Is still bold. Ing hla own in the fight, and Dr. BucVt nas hopes of his recovery. Thomas B. Neuhauaen.' special Inspec tor of the Interior department, has Re turned to Portland after several days' - absence and confirmed, the story print ed exclusively in The Journal last week to the effect that he had been appoint ed acting chief of the' first field di vision of 'the general; land office to . succeed E. W. Dixon, who will leave wm sve duviwu, v hv lien vta In that field. - . Mr. Neuhausen will retain his posi tion as special Inspector of the Interior department and combine the two offices in one, retaining a personal office In the postof flee building ana placing bis assistants In the custom-house office occupied by Mr. Dixon. -T Altogether Mr. Neuhausen wlu have 11 men and a clerk in his employ and it Is expected that by combining the of fices, the work of both .departments can be carried on under one head with less danger of conflict The work Of the offices includes Investigations of , land fraud cases and straightening out of applications of land entries, besides - a .multitude of details connected with land of f Iceo and land matters. ' Mr. Neuhausen Is alraady . receiving new business coming up In his new posi tion and will take -complete charge as soon as Mr. Dixon can arrange the work he has been doing so as to turn it over to Mr. Neuhausen. ' While Mr. Dixon's many friends ' re gret to see him leave Portland, where he has made an enviable reputation in hla work In the land office, they are pleased to know that he Is . to go to a new iieia imi requires a man or wtae experience and ability. Mr. Dixon can not at this time tell when be will leave for Spokane to begin bis new duties. HONOLULU FIRM SUES ON BILL OF EXCHANGE PICKNICKER LIES IN FRONT OF TRAIN Superior." Wise. June S William Walter aged IB. left a party of monick ers at ounaers, nine miles out rrom this city, laid down on the r railroad, track In front ot- an express 'train and waa decapitated in full view of h,lg friends. DANISH ACTRESS IS - MHOT BY HUSBAND 'V ' ''.:Jw'. v v''-:'?-i' S' ':': ' ' Copenhagen,' June S.-Cerda Nathan- sen, the leading Danish actress, who has been contemplating an American tour, was hot and mortally wounderf-hy , har husband, who at once oommitted sui cide. - 1 , , . McFarlane "A Cof of Honolulu brings suit-In the rclrouit .court-here against W, D. Sleep to collect 1364 on a bill. of exchange alleged to have, been drawn on the J. C. Leo. company of this city. The complaint recites that October 50, 1906, Sleep gave the bill ot exchange, Honolulu firm, which owns the Honolulu Seaside hotel, a certificate for 24 shares of stock of the J. C Lee company. : When , the bill of exchange was pre sented to the Lee company, payment was refused. It Is alleged. . ;U The court Is asked to Irtve judgment for the amount of the bill of exchange With Interest, and to direct that. the certificate of stock be sold and the pro ceeds applied to tho payment of the Judgment 1 HORSE IIAIJLING DEVLIN VOTERS BREAKS A LEG ap- Humane Officer Crate was can 4n this morning to perform the unpl am task or putting a suffering horse out of misery. The animal, hitched to a hack carrying- Devlin voters to the. poll, slipped on the wet pavement 'at Third and Oak street and broke the left hind leg. The animal was bought by tne raanion stable last week for lann and was insured. Officer Crate dis- patcnea the animal with one well-directed bullet v . - -. ., , ...:. j ; Buying Grain Bags. s (Special Dlapatch to The Jonrnal.) i . renaietoih Jun 8. c a.' Barrett 'r Atnena, president or the Inland Wheat growers' association, has closed a con tract ror jne purcnase or 10.000 Cal cutta, grain bags from Patterson, Smith A Pratt of Portland, to be delivered at the different ststions in ' Umatilla county, for IH cents per bag, which Is 1 cent cheaper than they ara being of fered by local grain dealers. v' - ' i